Macrobid belongs to the class of medicines known as macrolide antibiotics. It works by killing
bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this medicine will not work for colds, flu, or other virus
infections.

It also is used to treat and prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection [a type
of lung infection that often affects people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)]. It is used in
combination with other medications to eliminate H. pylori, a bacteria that causes ulcers.

It also is used sometimes to treat other types of infections including Lyme disease (an infection that
may develop after a person is bitten by a tick), crypotosporidiosis (an infection that causes diarrhea),
cat scratch disease (an infection that may develop after a person is bitten or scratched by a cat),
Legionnaires' disease (a type of lung infection), and pertussis (whooping cough; a serious infection
that can cause severe coughing). It is also sometimes used to prevent heart infection in patients having
dental or other procedures.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more
information.

Macrobid works by stopping the growth of or killing sensitive bacteria by interfering with their protein
synthesis.

Dosage

The recommended daily dosage is 15 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hours for 10 days (up to the adult
dose). Refer to dosage regimens for mycobacterial infections in pediatric patients for additional dosage
information.

For the treatment of disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Macrobid Filmtab
and Macrobid Granules are recommended as the primary agents. Macrobid Filmtab and Macrobid Granules should be
used in combination with other antimycobacterial drugs (e.g. ethambutol) that have shown in vitro
activity against MAC or clinical benefit in MAC treatment.

For treatment and prophylaxis of mycobacterial infections in adults, the recommended dose of Macrobid is
500 mg every 12 hours.

For treatment and prophylaxis of mycobacterial infections in pediatric patients, the recommended dose
is 7.5 mg/kg every 12 hours up to 500 mg every 12 hours.

Macrobid therapy should continue if clinical response is observed. Macrobid can be discontinued when the
patient is considered at low risk of disseminated infection.

Overdose

Storage

Store at room temperature between 20 and 25 degrees C (68 and 77 degrees F) away from moisture and heat. Keep container tightly closed. Protect from light. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date. Keep out of the reach of children.

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Mycobacterium avium complex causing bronchiectasis or cavitary lesions was detected preoperatively in all 22 patients. There was no major operative morbidity or mortality. Postoperative chemotherapy was continued for 6 to 35 months. All patients were alive and well at follow-ups ranging from 6 to 164 months (median, 46). Both vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1 second after surgery were maintained at 89% and 84% of the preoperative values, respectively. Mycobacterium avium complex disappeared from sputum after surgery in all patients. In 1 patient, 4 months after resection of a cavitary lesion, MAC-positive sputum presumed to be from the contralateral lung lesion became negative during continuation of chemotherapy.

A 45-year-old man visited our clinic because of intermittent bloody sputum. The chest roentogenogram was normal, but the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed very small nodules and bronchiolitis adjacent to pleura in the upper right lung field. The bronchoscopic examination revealed blood-streaked bronchial secretion in the right upper lobe bronchus, and the cultures of the sputa and the bronchial washing specimen showed acid-fast bacilli identified as Mycobacterium intracellulare by DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) method. This case was diagnosed as Mycobacterium intracellulare lung disease. The patient received isoniazid, levofloxacin, and clarithromycin for three years without clinical and bacteriological improvement. His hemoptysis and the number of colonies recovered from sputum cultures decreased without any medication later. The serial chest roentogenograms and HRCTs have showed no changes for 6 years after the diagnosis. This case may show some clues to elucidate the mechanism of the onset of Mycobacterium intracellulare lung disease without predisposing conditions.

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Eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori decreases worldwide, while antibiotics resistance rates of H. pylori increase rapidly in recent years. In most cases, H. pylori would be resistant to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and quinolone if these antibiotics had been used as component of eradication regimen. H. pylori strains resistant to both tetracycline and furazolidone are rare. The aim of our study was to evaluate efficacy and side effects of tetracycline- and furazolidone-containing quadruple regimen as rescue treatment.

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The antibacterial activity of polyoxometalates (PMs) against Helicobacter pylori was investigated based on determinations of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC), time-killing of the bacteria, bacterial morphology and PM-uptake into the bacteria cell. The result of MIC values revealed that, of 13 PMs used in this study, highly negative-charged polyoxotungstates, such as K27[KAs4W40O140] and K18[KSb9W21O86], and Keggin-structural polyoxotungstates exhibited a potent antibacterial activity with the MIC values of less than 256 microg/ml. The former was the most active, and superior to metronidazole (MTZ) against MTZ-susceptible and resistant strains and also to clarithromycin (CLR) against CLR Cefixime Gonorrhea Dosage -resistant strains. In contrast, most of polyoxomolybdates showed little antibacterial activity with the MIC values of more than 256 microg/ml. The result of FIC index values indicated that the antibacterial polyoxotungstates had partially synergistic effect in combination with MTZ and CLR but indifferent effect in combination with amoxicillin (AMX). From the results of the time-killing and scanning electron microscope images, K27[KAs4W40O140] and K18[KSb9W21O86] proved the concentration-dependent bactericidal activity with the morphological change from bacillary form to coccoid form, while Keggin-structural K5[SiV(V)W11O40] showed the bacteriostatic activity with small change of morphology to coccoid form. The fluorescent X-ray analysis demonstrated that these polyoxotungstates were taken into the bacteria cell. It is pointed out that the Keggin-structure and/or high negativity polyoxotungstates are an important factor for the antibacterial activity against H. pylori.

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